Resting in a Cretan olive grove, 1941

New Zealand troops rest in an olive grove during the retreat in Crete in May 1941. It was through similar terrain that the Māori Battalion led their famous bayonet charge at 42nd Street.

Reference:
Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: DA-11032
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.
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Submitted by mbadmin on Mon, 22/06/2009 - 11:37.
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